List of Articles Requiring Permit or Certification

List of Articles Requiring Permit or Certification

The following regulated articles require a certificate or permit before they can be shipped outside the imported fire ant (IFA) quarantine area (per NCDA website found here)

1IFA queens and reproducing colonies
2Soil (exempt if shipped to approved laboratories or if commercially-prepared, packaged and shipped in original container)
3Plants with roots and soil attached (except house plants maintained indoors and not for sale)
4Grass sod
5Baled hay and straw that has been stored in contact with soil
6Used soil-moving equipment
7Any other products, articles or means of conveyance when it is determined by an inspector that they present a hazard of IFA spread and the person in possession has been notified